Pouch

AF1005

From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number AF1005
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bankutu
Provenience Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Section African
Materials Leather
Description

Man's pouch. Brown leather fringed pouch. Both front and back of body of pouch is decorated with small raised circles. Braided piece of fiber around rim. There is a strip of leather which is in center of pouch and extends from front to back. Bottom of back is fringed.

Worn on the belt like a Highlander's sporran.

Simiar to AF1004

Length 19 cm
Width 14.5 cm
Credit Line Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912
Other Number 830 - Other Number

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